NAMIC local chapters are doing some dynamic things lately and we'd like to boast.

NAMIC-Denver received kudos from Cablefax for their first major event since the chapter revitalization. Read it here!

NAMIC-Atlanta named it's April Member of the Month, Coleman Oglesbee, vice president, customer experience, Comcast who states that his NAMIC membership has been a critical part of his overall career growth and leadership development. Read more here.

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Corporations were certainly involved in the fight for marriage equality, but their clout has come into sharp relief in the recent state-level battles over bills that affect LGBT people, particularly so-called "bathroom bills" and religious freedom laws.

TV One struck a down-to-the-wire deal to air off-network repeats of Fox's "Empire" just hours before the African-American cable network was set to deliver its upfront presentation to media buyers and members of the press Thursday morning.

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises announced it will present global superstar, Jennifer Lopez at a private concert exclusively for its advertising clients on Monday, May 16, 2016 at 6pm at The Manhattan Center's Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City to celebrate Telemundo's successes this past year.

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Last month, Facebook announced that on April 12, they will be "opening up the Instant Articles program to all publishers-of any size, anywhere in the world." Yes, this means that brands can now leverage Facebook Instant Articles to engage with consumers.

This PSA from President Obama's My Brother's Keeper program starts with an Academy Awards-style announcement. It's actually a prediction of a far-off future -- best actor in a leading role in 2024 -- but it's particularly pertinent following the outcry about the lack of black Oscar nominees in 2016.